Germany agrees 32 bln euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost' (www.reuters.com)
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
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China suspends youth jobless data after record high readings (www.reuters.com)
Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing (www.reuters.com)
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest....
Russia fines Apple for not deleting 'inaccurate' content on Ukraine conflict (www.reuters.com)
A Moscow court fined Apple 400,000 roubles ($4,274) on Thursday for not deleting "inaccurate" content about what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine on apps and podcasts, Russian news agencies reported.
More Wagner fighters move closer to Polish border, Poland PM says (www.reuters.com)
A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday.
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong plans widespread ban of Japanese sea products (www.reuters.com)
Sarah Silverman sues Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement (www.reuters.com)
Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)
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Japan navy destroyer enters Chinese waters near Taiwan, prompting Beijing complaint (www.reuters.com)
US to expand security review of land purchases near military installations, Treasury says (www.reuters.com)
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NATO chief Stoltenberg sidesteps questions on Biden's health (www.reuters.com)
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan (www.reuters.com)
The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to 20 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two of the republic’s most important cities.
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. military launched a clandestine program amid the COVID crisis to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation – payback for Beijing’s efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic. One target: the Filipino public. Health experts say the gambit was indefensible and put innocent lives at risk....
Dutch tourist accused of defacing ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum (www.reuters.com)
A Dutch tourist has defaced a frescoed wall in an ancient Roman house in Herculaneum, near Naples, damaging a building that survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Italian police said on Monday....
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island’s top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest....
Palestinian Fatah group says Iran trying to spread chaos in West Bank (www.reuters.com)
Zelenskiy says without US aid, Ukraine forces will have to retreat (www.reuters.com)
Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China (www.reuters.com)
I guess we’ve gotten bored of destroying this planet…...
Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin (www.reuters.com)
Maersk to use rail for some vessels to bypass Panama Canal amid drought (www.reuters.com)
Israel grants Intel $3.2 billion for new $25 billion chip plant (www.reuters.com)
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Ukrainian army proposal to call up more civilians gets mixed reaction in Kyiv (www.reuters.com)
A Ukrainian army proposal to conscript up to 500,000 more civilians has produced mixed feelings in Kyiv, with many people saying more troops are needed to fight Russia but some suggesting it is pointless unless they get more weapons.
